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Associate Professor
School of Civil, Environmental & Sociotechnical ENG
Orcid identifier0000-0001-9764-3974
- Associate ProfessorSchool of Civil, Environmental & Sociotechnical ENG
BIO
Dr Ali Altaee is working at the forefront of renewable energy, water engineering, and soil remediation, developing innovative technologies in alternative water sources.
A senior lecturer in Engineering and Information Technology at UTS, Ali is a member of the UTS Centre for Green Technology (CGT), and of the Centre for Technology in Water and Wastewater (CTWW), which is a leading research centre in the field of alternative water sources.
He has developed industrial and academic expertise working at both industrial research centres and institutes of higher education, and has particular research expertise in the areas of reverse osmosis and membrane technology.
His research interests include sustainable development, water quality, environmental impact assessment, water engineering, and environmental awareness.
In 2011, he was a key member in a team of researchers at Surrey University who developed a world-first pilot plant for water purification using osmotic energy. The project was awarded the Queen’s Anniversary award for research that year.
Ali has also worked on the development of a new concept for power generation from a chemical potential gradient, a novel technique for power generation using membrane technology.
His innovative research outcomes have also resulted in the development of a low-energy treatment technique for seawater used in thermal evaporators, which is currently under commercialisation.
Ali completed his BSc Engineering (Civil), at UTS, and his Master of Environmental Science Engineering at the University of New South Wales. He earned his PhD, which focused on environmental engineering, from Brighton University in the UK.
Memberships:
1. Member of Society of Chemical Industry (SCI)- March - 2023
2. Member of Sigma Xi (USA)- May - 2022
3. Member of American Chemical Society- October -2016
A senior lecturer in Engineering and Information Technology at UTS, Ali is a member of the UTS Centre for Green Technology (CGT), and of the Centre for Technology in Water and Wastewater (CTWW), which is a leading research centre in the field of alternative water sources.
He has developed industrial and academic expertise working at both industrial research centres and institutes of higher education, and has particular research expertise in the areas of reverse osmosis and membrane technology.
His research interests include sustainable development, water quality, environmental impact assessment, water engineering, and environmental awareness.
In 2011, he was a key member in a team of researchers at Surrey University who developed a world-first pilot plant for water purification using osmotic energy. The project was awarded the Queen’s Anniversary award for research that year.
Ali has also worked on the development of a new concept for power generation from a chemical potential gradient, a novel technique for power generation using membrane technology.
His innovative research outcomes have also resulted in the development of a low-energy treatment technique for seawater used in thermal evaporators, which is currently under commercialisation.
Ali completed his BSc Engineering (Civil), at UTS, and his Master of Environmental Science Engineering at the University of New South Wales. He earned his PhD, which focused on environmental engineering, from Brighton University in the UK.
Memberships:
1. Member of Society of Chemical Industry (SCI)- March - 2023
2. Member of Sigma Xi (USA)- May - 2022
3. Member of American Chemical Society- October -2016
UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY APPOINTMENTS
- Associate ProfessorUniversity of Technology Sydney, Engineering and IT, Sydney, AustraliaApr 2016 - present
UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY ORGANISATIONAL UNITS MEMBERSHIP
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Assistant ProfessorUniversity of the West of Scotland, Paisley, United Kingdom1 Sep 2012 - 1 Apr 2016
- Assistant ProfessorAbu Dhabi University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates1 Aug 2010 - 1 Aug 2012
- ResearcherDoosan Heavy Industries and construction, Doosan R&D Centre, South Korea27 Feb 2008 - 31 Aug 2010
- Research FellowUniversity of Surrey, Guildford, United Kingdom1 Apr 2006 - 1 Apr 2008
- Visiting researcherCentro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas, Madrid, Spain10 Sep 2013 - present
NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Researcher and ConsultantDoosan Water R&D CenterMar 2008 - Jul 2010
DEGREES
- PhD, Environmental EngineeringUniversity of Brighton, Brighton, United Kingdom2002 - 2004
- MSc Env. Eng, Environmental EngineeringUNSW Australia, Sydney, Australia2000 - 2002
- BSc Eng, Civil EngineeringUniversity of Technology Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq1984 - 1988
CERTIFICATIONS
- Chemical Safety and Applied ToxicologyUniversity of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia4 Oct 2001 - presentLaboratory Biohazards Training Program
- Occpational Health and Safety TrainingUniversity of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia5 Nov 2001 - 5 Nov 2004
UN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
- 6 Clean Water and Sanitation
- 9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
- 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
PROFILE TYPE
- Academic
AVAILABILITY
- Masters Research or PhD student supervision